General Elections have been a stalwart of UK politics since the first one took place in 1802 following the Act of Union.

Back then only land owning males were allowed to vote, and the two main political parties were the Liberals and Conservatives, with the Labour Party's birth still almost 100 years away.

The last two General Elections here in North East Lincolnshire have seen some big changes, with constituencies changing hands and new MPs coming to the fore, it makes you wonder what the political landscape will look like on Friday morning.

To help jog your memory back to 2015 and 2010 we at The Grimsby Telegraph have created a re-cap on all of the highlights.

In the Great Grimsby constituency the 2010 election went right down to the wire, with longstanding Labour MP Austin Mitchell beating out his Conservative rival Victoria Ayling by just 714 votes, with both candidates getting at least 10,000 votes.

Liberal Democrat candidate Andrew deFreitas also put in a fine performance in finishing third, as his party managed to get 7,388 - the party's highest total since 1997.

In victory Austin Mitchell was very complimentary of his opponent, but was keen to stress that he had "won by closer margins before."

He said: “Victoria waged a good campaign. She worked harder and better than any previous Conservative candidates in Grimsby.

“What needs to be focused on now is the needs of the people.”

Nationally the 2010 General Election ended in a hung parliament, resulting in the unlikely coalition of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Parties.

Following her victory a delighted Ms Onn said: “Nobody will be quite as proud as I am to be the new MP for Grimsby, the woman MP for Grimsby and first MP in modern times to be born and raised in this great community of ours.”

Will it be the same this time round for Melanie as polls show a tight race in Grimsby?

In Cleethorpes, Conservative candidate Martin Vickers won with a landslide victory, smashing his Labour Party Opponent Peter Keith by 7,893 votes.

Speaking after his win, Mr Vickers said he was proud that residents had backed his work so far.

“I am delighted that the constituents of Cleethorpes have shown sufficient confidence to re-elect me,” he said.

“It’s a privilege to represent the constituency that bears the name of my home town. It is an area that I can identify with and I am delighted to be able to push forward with many of the schemes that I have been part of.”